Improvement in cotton-planters



UNITED STATES PARKER H. ALTSTATI, OF CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA.

- IMPROVEMENT IN coTToN-PLANTERS. Y

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,003, dated June 20,1871. d

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, PARKER H. ALTsTATT,

of the county of Clark and State of Indiana,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cotton-Planters,of which the following is a specification:

The iirst part of my invention consists in a small truck, the axle andwheels of which are made somewhat -similar to those of a cart, with thetongue mortised into thevwooden bolster on top ofthe axle; and on eitherside of the tongue near the wheels there are two small pieces mortisedinto the same bolster parallel with the tongue, anda sufficient distanceapart to form a platform for the driver, and, when covered with thenecessary iron or wood, securely fastened, answers as a brace for thetongue, and, with the addition of another piece, boltedacross' the ends,connecting with the tongue, becomes a convenient attachment for thedouble-tree; and'on top ofthe platform, immediately in front ofthevtruck-axle, is a piece ofwood-bolted across the frame, 0'11 the topof which are secured four or more iron studs, about sixinches high, withholes through the upper ends, through which an iron rod passes, by meansof which the dropping-wheel frame is attached to the truck 5 and betweenthe two outside studs, with one foot resting 'on the cross-piece and theother on the axle,

are two elevated stands to support the drivers seat. To the back legs ofeach stand a lever is secured for the purpose of raising the hind partof the machine in turning, the front legs having notches in the outsidet0 hold the v lever in its place when set. These levers may be soarranged as to be operated bythe hand.

or foot. The second part of my invention consists in a wooden frame,composed of four parallel pieces, secured at the back by a piece boltedacross the ends, the two inside parallel pieces being placeda'sufticient distance apart tosuit the plows, the-front ends of theseparallel pieces being tipped' with iron, fitted over4 and secured to theends, similar to a clevis, with a projection on the under side similarto the head of an arrow, tapering up on the un- Y der side nearly to apoint, and then turned down, the upper sides being secured together byan iron plate across the top so as -toform a platform for thedrivers'stan'd; and immediately underthe iron plate or platform thereare slot-holes through thewidest part of the iron tips, running parallelwith the taper of the under side. These holes are intended Vto answer atreble purpose-inst, asa means by which the frame is connected with thetruck, which is done by an iron rod through them, securing it to thestuds ofthe truck, and as a means of keeping the driving-.chains Gat alltimes at the proper tension when in operation, and also to vpermit theframe to be raised up -in order t0 turn; and immediately under the framethere are secured to the inside parallel pieces two adjustable pioneersor plows for "the purpose of raising the row, the topfof which is againopened at the same time by a pioneer or cutter in front of thedropping-wheel, after which the seed is dropped in from the wheel andcovered as it passes by a'coverer behind the wheel. This wheel is madewith coarse through the bottom of which box the teeth oi I the wheelprotrude in the inside about the Vlength of the teeth, and in this boxis placed a roller lille/d with long flat teeth, placed in such aposition in the roller as to operate similar to a right-and-left screw,keeping the seed at all times close against the teeth ofthe wheel, asthe box becomes empty, in order that it may be caught and drawn down. bythe teeth as the wheel revolves, the roller in the seedbox being drivenby chain or other similar gearing from themain wheel of the truck.

. HavingA thus fully described my invention, a more completeunderstanding of which may be had by reference to they drawing, ligurelis avieW of the machine complete. I1ig.2 is a top view, showing theinterior of the seedbox.

'Y A is the frame of the truck, which is made of wood. X is the-bolsterand axle. W is the cross-piece that supports the studs O. B B are themain vwheels of the machine. Y Y

are the hubs, the inside ends of which, being set-'with small teeth, actas the driving-pulley for the chain-gearing. Pis the double-tree. C isthe chain by which the. toothed roller in the seed-box is driven. V isthe chain which drives the dropping-Wheel. T is the frame, which isinade of wood. N is the slot-holes through the iron tips on the frontend of the frame. Q is the platform. K K are the stands of the driversseat, with catches in the sides. L is the seat. J J are levers at thesides for raising,` the frame in turning. D D are the plows for raising`the row before dropping. E is a pioneer or cutter for opening' the topof the row preparatory to dropping the seed. G is a scraper for thepurpose of covering the seed when dropped. F is the dropping-wheelWorking' in the bottom of the seed-box. V is the pulley by which it isdriven. H is the seed-box. R is the toothed roller in the same.

S S ,are the teeth, so arranged as to act as a right-and-left-handscrew. I is the pulley by which the roller`is driven, being filled withsmall teeth to catch the chain.

Having thus fully described the drawing, what I claim as my invention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the plows D D upon the sides of the opener E whenthey are provided with separate lifting-levers J, whereby the plows maybe independently adj-usted, al1 constructed, arranged, and operating asherein described.

2. The slot-holes N, the studs O, and iron rod Z, in combination Withthe truck-frame A, the bolster and axle X, the Wheels B B, thehub-pulleys Y Y, and double-tree P, substantally as and for the purposeherein set forth.

PARKER H. ALTSTATT.

Witnesses:

E. F. HUYCK, W. W. PULLEN.

